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I performed this unboxing quite some time ago, but I haven’t put the game away for long enough to post it until now. Well better late then never I guess, right? So without further ‘ado, here is the documented unboxing of Grand Theft Auto IV’s limited edition (after the jump).
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GTA IV Comparison Video
Okay, so much of our day was spent playing GTA IV and the rest was spent debating if there was a difference between the two versions game. We know that the Xbox 360 version of the game features the two exclusive expansions coming in the future and the PS3 version of the game is touted as having multi-bump aliasing. We also realize that either the integration of Xbox Live into the multiplayer or the motion sensing controls for the PS3 (mind you they suck) could make or break some people’s choice on which console to buy it for. This video might help:
We don’t notice a difference, but you may have the eyes of a well-trained falconer or just someone that is so desperately wishing to justify buying it for either one of the consoles. Either way, you should go out and buy the game right now because it is undoubtedly Game of the Year material.
We have all waited for what has felt like an eternity for this moment, and now it has finally come! Grand Theft Auto IV is officially out here on the East Coast, and the rest of the nation is only hours away from finally getting their hands on this most coveted title. When you are not too busy playing, be sure to check back here throughout the day for all of the Rotpod style GTA goodness that we will be churning out, and don’t forget to eat or sleep once in a while either. We know it can be hard to remember sometimes…
Congrats to all of you guys who just picked up the game this minute at your respective midnight-opening locations! I have a feeling that a lot of our readers, and a large percentage of the gaming population as a whole will be mysteriously off of work ’sick’ today…
Sure it might seem like GTA IV is still a long way off, but here on the east coast we only have 5 hours left until we are blasting our way through the streets of liberty city. We have waited a long, long, time for this day my fellow gamers, and now we are so close that we can taste it. Can you hold on just that little bit longer?
Here are a few GTA-centric things to help occupy your time until midnight. Well, its a start at least.
Ever since Rockstar’s press embargo was lifted earlier today, there has been an unstoppable rush of GTA IV goodness from every gaming press site you can think of. So instead of having you crawl all over the web like a hungry spider, we’ve taken it upon ourselves to compile a list of some major reviews for this year’s most highly anticipated title.
- IGN – 10/10
- “Grand Theft Auto III was a revolutionary title, one that inspired a whole new generation of 3D action games. Grand Theft Auto IV is just as big a leap forward, though perhaps in subtler ways, and sets a new benchmark for open-world games.”
- GamePro – 5/5
- “It’s the best GTA ever, in all ways. If you thought the other GTA titles were impressive, just wait until you get your hands on GTA IV.”
- GameSpy – 5/5
- TVG – 10/10
- “ Fundamentally, it follows the format of its predecessors. Rockstar North has focused intently on ironing out the niggles and flaws of the trilogy, refining the rough edges, and polishing an already glistening videogame into something that transcends all forms of art: the plot of a good book, the razor-sharp dialogue and action of a stylish movie, a soundtrack that’s worth playing loud – and the violence that you choose to wreak.”
Thanks to our buddies over at Xbox360Achievements.org, we now have a final list of achievements for GTA IV. While we have seen some of these in the past, many are new, and obtaining the full set still looks as if it will be quite the challenge. The achievements range from requiring players to beat the final mission, all the way to making them kill a Rockstar developer in an online match in order to unlock them.All in all it looks like a fun set to go after. Check out the full list after the jump.
Today at about 12pm Eastern Time, the GTA press embargo was dropped, making it legal for outlets to release all the videos and reviews that have been stashed away for so long. Suddenly, a flood of GTA IV goodness poured out of all corners of the net, and Gametrailers was one of the first to dump loads of content onto their unsuspecting viewers. What does this mean for all of you? It means that you are about to get one HUGE serving of Liberty City pie, and boy does it taste sweet.
What follows the jump is a collection of GTA IV videos so huge, that you might actually be able to spend all of the remaining time between now and the game’s release watching them. This is one video bonanza that you do not want to miss!
Time flies doesn’t it? Wait, who am I kidding? The next day and a half will likely feel like an eternity for the millions of gamers who have been itching to play Grand Theft Auto IV since its announcement almost two years ago. So how is one supposed to fill that time? I mean, we all have to do something to stop us from going insane, right?Here are a couple things you could occupy your time with:
- IGN – First Video Review of GTA IV
- Pre-register for the Rockstar Games Social Club
- Read up on Everything About GTA IV You Might Have Missed
Hmm, maybe there isn’t really all that much to do after all…
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Patcher. Michael Patcher. Everyone’s favorite video game industry analyst, bearer of news before it even becomes news, and overall awesome guy! What do you have for us today oh great soothsayer of the digital realm?
What’s that you say about GTA IV? Possible what? Possible delay?! Let’s take a deep breath, calm down, and talk this over shall we?
Speaking to Jeff Keighley on the internet gaming show Bonus Round, Mr. Patcher talked about the possiblity of Electronic Arts acquiring Take-Two, and what effect such a take over could have on the upcoming Grand Theft Auto IV. And those effects? Not so good. Straight from Patcher’s mouth:
“I think if EA takes over Take-Two, they have an economic incentive to delay GTA IV.”
You had better start hoping that this deal never goes down my fellow gamers, or these April showers might not bring any May flowers. Not for GTA fans at least.
Earlier today, some pics popped up on the web which displayed what appeared to be a GTA IV achievement comparison between an anonymous gamer and a Rockstar employee who had played a build of the game online. Suspiciously, the comparison showed only the names of each achievement on the list while the companion pictures, descriptions, and gamerscore values were nowhere to be found.
But just when I was about ready to call hoax on the whole thing, a member of the xbox360achievements.org forums posted the same list, this time with respective descriptions and gamerscore amounts for each achievement . They sound pretty legit too, as many Rockstar-esque references and inferences can be found throughout the post. Maybe these are the real deal after all…
Check them out at the x360a forums and judge their validity for yourself. As for us, we’re still labeling this one a rumor for now.
And so another episode of Hollywood VS. video games begins. Hollywood is finally beginning to realize that they are not the only type of media entertainment anymore and it’s not the television that is telling them that. It’s video games. Remember last year when Halo 3 came out and Box Office numbers plummeted? Well, Hollywood was pretty angry at Microsoft at the time and who wouldn’t be angry at dangerously low profit levels. But they also failed to realize that the numbers could have been attributed to movies like Dungeon Siege and Norbit. Then again, what do I know?
A similar situation is being predicted for the launch of Grand Theft Auto IV on April 29th. Mike Hickey of analyst group Janco Partners is predicting that GTA IV will have a significant impact on the sales of the Iron Man movie. Hickey also predicted that Grand Theft Auto IV will sell more than Halo 3 ($300 million) in the first week–more specifically that GTA IV will gross $360 million in the first week. This is probably due to it being available on both the Xbox 360 and the Playstation 3. Maybe the $360 million in profit for GTA IV could help the movie studios to wake up and start making good movies for a change.
via[Next-Gen.biz]
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Damn. There really is something to this month’s issue of EGM isn’t there? Not only did it deliver us tons of rumors, but it also contains a huge 13 page GTA IV preview which covers pretty much every aspect of the game that one could imagine. After some quality hands on time with the title up at the Rockstar North HQ, the magazine has a writeup that will answer any questions you could possibly have.
If you didn’t get a chance to pick the issue up yet, you can check out some scans of the GTA IV article here. But uh, I didn’t send you okay?
[Thanks CosmosTheMouse!]
Yesterday’s 1UP Yours podcast revealed some juicy info regarding GTA IV’s visual elements across the two platforms on which it will be releasing. First of all, the crew confirmed that both versions will be running at 30 FPS (Frames Per Second), and that they look pretty much identical graphically. The only difference that was mentioned in the podcast referred to how the PS3 was lagging behind a bit in development, but they did confirm that Rockstar is still shooting for a simultaneous multiplatform release.
Check out the podcast for yourself for this and a whole mess of other news as well.
Rockstar impresses with another great trailer for the upcoming release, Grand Theft Auto IV. The trailer does not feature that much gameplay, but does describe a lot more about the story with Niko and his coming to America. I got that Niko comes to America, where his brother is already and then they both try to live the American dream, but may go about it in the wrong ways. Check out the trailer for yourself above and post your own theories.
It’s not quite midnight, but here is this weeks edition of TWIR:
- GTA IV Gets Delayed
- Xbox Support Website Launches
- Amazon.com Xbox 360 HD DVD Drive Sales Up 1000%
- Bizzare Says that PGR4 is not Constrained by DVD9
- Crysis Slated for November ‘07 Release
- Best Buy Ripping Gamers off for Xbox 360 Bundle?
- Epic Talks About Xbox 360 User Created Content Challenges
- Xbox 360 to Get 65nm Chips This Fall; 45nm for 2008-2009
- First Set of Forza 2 DLC Hits XBLM
- Fire Emblem’s Ike Confirmed as SSBB Character
- Bungie Details Halo 3 Cooperative Play
- More Xbox 360 Price Drop Evidence
- MGS4 Release Window and Multiplatform Possibilities Discussed
- Halo 3 Online Co-Op Confirmed
- PGR4 Track List Unveiled
- MGS4 Gameplay Video
- Lego Indiana Jones Announced
- FBI Searches Ted Stephen’s House
There is the important news that you may have missed this week! Don’t get too depressed about GTA IV, its not the end of the world… I guess.
Wow! It’s been a long time since we have seen a new trailer for the new Grand Theft Auto game, but with a trailer like this, I know that they have been working very hard on the game. The trailer shows a lot more interactivity with the environment than the past few GTAs, which will give it more of a realistic feel. The physics look to be very realistic, too, as you see a police car flipping over as it hits an obstacle in front of you, and wind seems to have a roll in making the game seem as realistic as possible. Graphics are definitely not a let down, as this may be one of the nicest looking games I have ever seen, considering the stage of development that it is in and the size of the game. Check it out:
Recently, the Xbox 360 got exclusive GTA IV Episodic content, which really sticks it to Sony and the PS3. But, what we didn’t know is that Microsoft is said to have shelled out $50 million. Here Take-Two’s CFO reveals the price for each of the episodes and maybe even some prospective release dates
“The first 25 is for the first >episodic content package that’s supposed to go out and that is in March of ‘08. That’s why it moved into current because it’s in the next 12 months. The second 25 will be for the second episodic, the episode, and that will be later in fiscal ‘08.”
So, each episode cost 25 million and will be available next year, but we what we have left to wonder is if these episodes will be put a whole in our pockets.
